Keeping tabs on amounts?

[RebeccaJ 0]

Hi Everyone!

I was banded two weeks ago, and I have just come back from you nutritionist. I now can have meats, green Beans, carrots, zucchini, squash, eggs, and cheese. I need to eat 5 small meals a day. I have to get in at least 64 ounces of Water, 70 grams of Protein, and very few carbs. My doctor is adamant about carbs. I think he feels that no carb is a good carb. My question is whether or not you keep a daily log or somehow keep up with how much you have gotten in? I know it will be a pain (kind of like the two years on Weight Watchers) to write down everything, but I don't know how else to keep up with it. Any ideas?:laugh:

[pookiemp 0]

I like fitday dot com!!

Works for tracking food etc...

[SoAnnaBanana 1]

I keep track of everything. I find some weird sense of comfort in food journaling. I use sparkpeople.com to keep track of what I eat and how much I work out.

[Unforgettable 0]

I did in the beginning as it was recommended by my doctor and they say people who journal are more likely to keep weight off. However, it doesn't fit with my day to day life so I had since stopped journaling. If I notice a slowly of weightloss, I will journal for a few days to see if there are any patterns.

[Julia_N 2]

Journaling is good, especially in the beginning. I use thedailyplate.com and find it helpful to see exactly what I had eaten. I was happy to discover I was eating more Protein than I thought. I was in Weight Watchers for years and years and found my best success when I journaled. But I hated all that writing and calculating. I find doing it online much easier. I don't know how the other sites do it, but I have my favorite foods in a list and can just click to add it to the menu. I'm online all day, so it's no hassle.

Good luck to you! :laugh:

[JaffreyChick 1]

I track what I eat on lapbandjourney.com -- I find it helpful to look at what I eat and compare to other days.

There is a chart that shows you how many calories you've burned vs what you've taken in.

There is just a lot of good information on that particular sight.

[ThinAli 0]

I also use thedailyplate.com and was very pleased to see how much Protein I eat. I keep track everyday. I work at a computer so I can log on and put the food in as soon as I eat it.